According to a report by the Russian newspaper 'Businessman' on August 5, Vladimir Tkatukhuk, the head of the Ural unmanned aircraft factory in Russia, was attacked by a bomb late on the 4th. Tkatukhuk suffered serious injuries, and his driver and bodyguard were killed in the explosion.
The explosion occurred in a village on the outskirts of Yekaterinburg, the capital of Sverdlovsk Oblast in central Russia. The Mercedes-Benz car driven by Tekchuk was equipped with a powerful explosive device and was destroyed in a parking lot near a residential area. Reports indicate that the car driver died on the spot, and Tekchuk is in critical condition and has been sent to the intensive care unit.
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Tkachuk is the head of the Ural drone factory in Russia. This factory produces the 'Vomitus' drones in Sverdlovsk Oblast. These are suicide drones used to attack Ukrainian positions. In 2024, at a meeting of the Russian Military Industrial Committee discussing drone development, Tkachuk demonstrated the 'Vomitus' drones to Russian President Putin.
According to ‘Businessman’ magazine, Russia suspects that this explosion might have been carried out by Ukrainian intelligence agencies. The Investigative Bureau of Sverdlovsk Oblast of the Russian Federal Investigative Committee has initiated an investigation into the matter.
